EP 169: Are Pets Replacing Children??!

Do couples here prefer to raise pets instead of children?  Yvonne Gomez speaks with parenthood expert Dr Kalpana Vignehsa from the Institute of Public Policy about whether this is indeed the case, and what people thinking about it need to consider before making a decision.

EP 168: Self-Compassion for Healthcare Communities

Tan Kay Hoon speaks with Dr Virginia Lien, Director of the Mindful Compassion Project in Singapore, about a programme aimed at improving wellbeing and emotional resilience of healthcare workers, and some of the most common stressors healthcare communities here face.

EP 167: What is Mindful Self Compassion?

Tan Kay Hoon speaks with Dr Virginia Lien, Director of the Mindful Compassion Project in Singapore to find out more about the process of turning compassion inward, and how mindful self compassion can address mental health challenges.

EP 166: Going Beyond Physical Wellness for Good Health

Yvonne Gomez speaks with Susan Tan, President of the Society of Behavioural Health, Singapore about the benefits of health coaching, especially in preventive care.

EP 165: Aligning Health Behaviour With Values and Strengths

Yvonne Gomez speaks with Susan Tan, President of the Society of Behavioural Health, Singapore to find out more about the empowering effect of health coaching.

EP 164: Are We Brave Enough to Let Our Children Play?

Yvonne Gomez speaks with Associate Professor Sirene Lim, Vice Dean of theS R Nathan School of Human Developmentat SUSS, and Chia Kun Liang, Playeum’s communications lead, about why unstructured or ‘free’ play is so important for children, and how parents can create an environment that nurtures play…

EP 163: The Future of FlexiWork-Place-Time-Load

Yvonne Gomez speaks with Jonathan Yuen, Head of Commercial Litigation & Employment (Disputes) at Rajah & Tann Singapore, about how companies here can start to prepare for official guidelines on Flexible Work Arrangement Requests from employees when they kick in on December 1st this year.

EP 162: Key Announcements from the 2024 National Day Rally

Yvonne Gomez speaks with Eugene Tan, Associate Professor of Law at the Singapore Management University about the highlights from Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong's maiden National Day Rally speech.

EP 161: Should We Forgive Medical Mistakes?

Yvonne Gomez speaks with Dr Desmond Wai, a hepatologist and gastroenterologist, about why he believes Singaporeans have become less forgiving of medical mistakes, and why that needs to change.

EP 160: Using AI in Political Campaigning Pt 2

Yvonne Gomez spoke with Bryan DeAngelis, Partner and Head of the Washington Office of stakeholder solutions firm Penta Group about the spread of misinformation and disinformation in political discourse and how it can be addressed, given AI’s proven ability to generate deepfakes and manipulate media…